Sermon: The Community Pot - Part II ("Community" series)

The early church was definitely a community-driven organization, but do we really HAVE to be a part of the whole "church thing" today? Absolutely. Christ, Paul, and all the apostles seem to place a high premium on the value of community. The word "Ekklesia" used to describe "church" in our Bibles makes no distinction between vague concepts of a "universal church" vs our locally organized church. It's all a part of the body of Christ and we can't claim to want to know Christ while also spurning his body.